explanations
/ɛkspləˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
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- 3rd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Clear final sound
ɛksplə - ˈneɪʃən -> explanations
(n[pl]) ရှင်းပြချက်များ
၁။ ~ sth (to sb) ရှင်းချက်ထုတ်သည်။ အကြောင်းပြသည်။ ဖြေရှင်းသည်။ That explains his absence. ❍ He explained that his train had been delayed. ❍ ‘I had to wait over an hour at the dentist's,’ he explained. ❍ They explained what had happened. ❍ Please explain why you are late. ❍ She explained her conduct to her boss. ❍ She explained to the children that the school had been closed. ❍ The manager has explained to customers why the goods were late.
၂။ ~ sth (to sb) (အသေးစိတ်) ရှင်းလင်းပြသည်။ ရှင်းပြသည်။ A dictionary explains the meaning of words. ❍ He explained his plan to us. ❍ Can you explain (to me) how it works? ❍ Let me explain.
❏ explain oneself [IDM ]
၁။ ကိုယ့်ဟာကိုယ် ရှင်းပြသည်။ I don't understand your argument— could you explain yourself a bit more?
၂။ (fml ) ကိုယ့်လုပ်ရပ်ကိုယ်ရှင်းပြသည်။ Last week you were late for work every day — please explain yourself.
❏ explain sth away [PHRV ] ဆင်ခြေပေးသည်။ အကြောင်းပြ ချက် ပေးသည်။
Government ministers will not find it easy to explain away their poor performance in recent by-elections.
- ‘My full name is Juliet Avery, ’ Juliet explained patiently.
- [explain something to someone] : The doctor explained the risks to me before the operation.
- [explain how/when/what etc] : I will try to explain how a car engine works.
- [explain (that)] : He explained that he would be moving to another city.
- This manual explains how to use your computer.
- A leaflet that explains who can claim benefit
- Science cannot explain everything.
- It’s difficult to explain the popularity of this new toy.
- The phenomenon can be explained in various ways.
- [explain why/what etc] : ‘Tom is in hospital.’ ‘That explains why he wasn’t in school today.’
- I can explain everything.
- Wait! Let me explain!
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